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A large island south of the centre, Södermalm is Stockholm’s creative district: thrift shops, cafés, bars, galleries and the Fotografiska photography museum. Its cliffs offer the best views of the city.
Long a working-class area of wooden houses, “Söder” became a haunt of artists and designers from the 1990s. The area south of Folkungagatan, nicknamed SoFo, concentrates shops and cafés.